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Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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posted 11/12/2009, comments (0)

Mastering Diabetes at the DRI: Day 3

This is Day 3 of a 5 day intensive mastering your diabetes program that I participated in at the Diabetes Research Institute. Please read DRI-Mastering your diabetes, Day 1 & Day 2 first. On Day 3, I got to the DRI and went for my vitals. After I got to the classroom, we were quickly put into our divided groups. We evaluated... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and Medical Director of DiabetesMonitor.com

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posted 11/07/2009, comment (1)

Once-weekly drug therapy for diabetes

With the well-known fact that blood glucose levels (BGL) fluctuate moment-to-moment, and certainly day-by-day, it might be a bit surprising to hear that a diabetes medication could be developed that only needs once-weekly administration. But it's true -- Amylin and Eli Lilly have developed a once-weekly formulation of Byetta (exenatide), their... Read more Chevron

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Robert Albee

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Never-ever see me as a disease; instead a kind of dervish!

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posted 11/06/2009, comments (2)

Creating a Community-Based Diabetes Self-Management Program

I am involved in creating a community-based diabetes self-manage- ment program operated by diabetics for diabetics. I am asking for your ideas on what to include in a beginning six-hour kickoff to be followed up by a weekly 60-90 minute meeting throughout the year. This is a format similar to a popular weight reduction program and numerous... Read more Chevron

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Kerri Sparling

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I believe in the power of community.

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (9)

The Power of We

As I grew up with diabetes, my mother wasn't just "my mother." She was also my nurse, my dietician, and my exercise physiologist. What she had was the powerful combination of necessity and love, driven by the need to take the best care possible of her diabetic child. I don't have a clue what it takes to be the mother of a kid with... Read more Chevron

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gopalen

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living with diabetes for the last 10 years. Active businessman.

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posted 09/30/2009, comments (0)

Research on foxtail millet on its effects on Blood Sugar and Its GI .- 2 papers

www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/69/1/69_31/_article is a paper from Japan, which concludes:” Therefore, FMP would serve as another beneficial food component in obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.” (FMP stands for Foxtail Millet Protein). A paper titled “DEVELOPMENT OF MILLET... Read more Chevron

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